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I’d give al scoop of cold water and splash it on ht now, but with the three hours of work Alejo put intomy face look the way it does—a sliver of what it looks like nor—that’s not an acceptable option

I settle for letting my hands stay under the stream for an extra fifteen seconds and then, finally, towel off and head back outside where everyone but the one person I want to be is waiting for me

“What in the hell happened there?” Heidi says sternly as I scan the crowd for Harrison

Heidi notices my lack of attention and snatches it back with a cold snap of her voice “He’s inside He was drawing attention, lingering outside the ladies’ room like he was”

I frown and heave a deep sigh

“Now, I asked you a question”

“I had to pee!” I whisper-yell with annoyance “Not just a little bit either My life freaking depended on it So, sorry, but it was either take off for the solace of this bathroo and piss all over Ben Huddleson”

“Raquel!”

“Well…don’t yell at me I’m a person, for freak’s sake, and there is a whole other person living on top of s I can’t control”

Heidi’s eyes narroith aggravation, but she leaves the argu she’d like to take it further, but I also don’t give a shit As long as she stops badgering me about it, she can be as mad as she wants internally

“Co again “Ben is waiting for you to go inside and last call to be in your seat is in five o to air in six Your table is in the front row, so we can hardly sneak you in afterward”

I nod and jerk my head forward

“Let’s go, then”